Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-18

: expee111. beEsRs fhA comuiE1se ~
! fokm11, tha1 lheHa Ills wouId a hofuRl
& ~H a1nh b the n4na, than hg oil
, thai b rEupesn be axrlnimea MinA ahsn
10 % tAa eoDEif1es On fndl2aRy e
J say os<eR ooumI11ea r21hef than enat
ene uAru . was sxpsoisd thsy would
aIdonss hslisvs shs esutlsman uasani
11atn ~ auulinnsd. Abcl h b q fhing
tha1 nhculd nuz Be sai1 90 he nooe 81
tne houzB. ! have shDwn that tAe eoui-
mtl1ee an pEivlfeRae and elscfiann have
nathinR % % wizh hilla af this chaEae-
texs ana theEefafs believe they sAonld
80 % he eDnmiktee % Judiciary.
/ 1mme1.a1elE upoa AF. Fellows taking
he sea4 Mk- Ihaupaon arose and sid
e&oco o. migeonztFued. axeapt b. those
uho wiahsd q do 81. Hs hsd ala Eha1
q woa expeossd fnnG tkia hill parzaiufnn
10 elecGionn shoule be sent 20 aks enm-
ni1iee on pKiyfl1HEa and eleulinna. iuai
80 if was expeatsd that bills pertaining
% schools would b sent % tie eom-
mittee On e1ncation, thosa pertaining
% he peniteaiizxy - he oommitkse %
psnitentiaEy, and 90 % throaEh ths
Mr.. CIark. uf Yakima county. thouahs
khat The bill wna one Of the chaKacfaK
that Eh0nid 80 10 the Judiciary commit
nees unless there be some good reason
ihet be had rot heard Why Il sh0ald
nos.
Nh. Thompsob said that The iuaioiary
osmmlt1sa had more woEk than q could
attend 10 usw.
Mf. Hnues here took the hoos ana
na1a af0Foihle and cunning argument
that turned the soale In favor Of the in
diniaEy committee. He said that this
house had borrowed fis liat 0f con mmit-
tees from the Uniied States hoass Of
representatives. SIN borrowing the
name ws mus also have borrowed with
| Il IS appiieation.n Here Mr.. Hunes
opened the book on Eales and orders cE
the United States conaraas and read
tIun Il the dsanifion Of the dusies Of
the COMMITTEES on privileges and cleo
siona. showing them D be confined 10
the consideration Of privileges and con-
tests Of the election of members of that
body. Therefore be said that this bill
has 20 business before that COMMITTEES.
IAN l ash is fair consideration Of
tnis matter" be continued. II an
chairman Of the Judiciary oommittae.
nos BY any Tequest Of my own nor By !
any previous understanding with theI
speaker. IL ts one ef the most impoE- |
lant committees. because there come be- |
forn Il those bills that are likely 10 come
before OF to eject the Judiciary of he |
territory. | am not pleading any su- /
peKioR illness Of my own to pass upon
these important bills, bat having been /
ehoson without my consent being asked, /
] now insist upon performing its duties. |
1 reaist being set up simply TO be |
knocked down again. / contend |
against being enubbed By shis house,
Il am sorry he continued farming |
toward MF. Thompson, Il am sorry thai /
The a1ntleman from Pieroe made that |
renlaxk. II it vas generally expected /
that this bill woald 20 10 the oommistee /
On privileges and elections, would like
90 know IT,"
II wish you would pat In the word
naturally there" intoKiected MT. /
ThompsOn, naturally 20 20 that CON-
sNafnraIly then" said M. Hunes.
III be speaks for himeelf alone he /
should say 90. II foR others then be /
must know something about it. This d /
q bill briBtlinR with legal proposition /
and n ever Q bill properly belonged /
70 tne jadioiaEy committss this is thai
0no.S
Mr. Warman said thss the vshsnencs
Of the manneg Of the gentlemen from /
King ID his reference 20 being snubbed |
rather reflected upon the speaker ef the
ho1ee. - for himself (NaFmaDl be 10 /
hig remorks had aAid that De did not /
question The e0mmltkee on Judiciary but /
simply did nct think thas toe bill be-
iongHd thaxs.
Mr. Thomps0n osaiged toe pfiViless
to speak again - biz own eosaEi3n ana Il
lhae Of the speaker had been impugned.
be had made 3 remark that only he
trained politician could possibly a
constsus OF take advantage Of 81 h
had been used againse htm. Il vas IN
iuss, unfair and wrong, he said. Aa for /
sending the bill 70 the committee on /
privileges and elections be would cite Q /
nFscsdeut. and he read from the iour-
nal Of 1883 OF q bill having 10 do with /
elections bremer ssnt there AID said be /
had no doubs that be could nnd others
II be had time.
Mr.. Humes replied that she very bill |
cited had been declared unsonsiitu- |
tlonal and that Was the atronRsmi arRu- |
ment he could make IN support Of his |
position.
Mr.. Reed, Of Thurston, took the floor |
and said since the gentleman from |
Pierce bad began citing procedenEs he |
would probably submit gracefully TO |
being bound by them and thexeupon be |
read from the Journal Of q bill relating
to elections being sent 10 the Judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Thompson said that It was al
similar case.
Mr. Reed said that Il vaa oloser than
that Il vas identical, being Q Feferenoe
Of this vsFg woman's suffrage bill. The
question vas then put and the v0ts wasas
f0llows: Ayess Baker, Bucsy, CLARK, Eel /
lows, Humes, Knapp, MoElroY, McMil- /
Ian, Payne, Reed, Stevenson, Stewart,
the spesker-I3. Noes: ArFBsmith, Case,
EckleF, Elder, Forrest. Helm, Irwin,
Ksane, Preston, Thompson, WarmAn-
IL.
The bllls and petitions were there
upon referred TO the Judiciary commit
tes.
House nsmorial No. was presented
by MR. Keans stating thas sections Of
tie public land set aside for schools had
been thrown open for exploration for
minerals, and we're sabieot to entry IN
such oases and asking congress 10 grant
indemnify 30 the school fund for lands
80 sold IN the past, and security for Il
IN the future.
Al the afternoon session q commun i
cation from the governor was reRd Gov
eriBg letters from the tlsh commissioners
Of Oregon. RsfsTred 10 In the msasaQs. |
A number Of bills which have been 10
the clerks aesk for some days we're
read q second tims and referred TO the |
proper committees.
Tns following new bills we're intro |
daced:
No. 80, By Mr.. Mcmillan, 10 provids |
for eslablishine territorial examiner |
OF stationary engines, with an of1se al |
Olympia, with duty Of examining en-
gines and enginesrs and lineensing the |
latter.
No. 90, By Mr.. Clark, Of Yakima. |
amending section Of the Laws os 1883
creating Rnd eonfeFeing Jurisdiction /
upan tha distFiot court Of Yakima.
No. 81. by Mr.. Case. amendinQ So
fion 2677. chapter 2s9 Of the Gods Pro-
yidipg that the eoanty commissioner
shall provide, not only ofLecs for tbs
county ofacors bat desks f0g tie pEesex-
vakton and ssoarity Of books, etc.
No. So. By Mr.. PEeAto1, amending Sc
/ fss.vs oIo- - ata rsrsAa Rafaf3r,n e. a.